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  "description": "SB 152 would create a state-run, low-income broadband assistance program funded through the state’s rural universal service fund.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T21:16:00.000Z",
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    "New Mexico",
    "Senate Bill 152",
    "Learn more about Broadband Breakfast Live Online",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2026 – New Mexico is looking at providing low-cost Internet under a plan modeled after the federal affordability program that ran out of money in 2024.\n\nThe New Mexico Senate unanimously approved on Feb. 12 Senate Bill 152, legislation that would establish a state-run broadband affordability program funded through the State Rural Universal Service Fund. The measure would dedicate up to $45 million annually to support internet discounts for eligible households.\n\nThe bill would create the Low-Income Telecommunications Assistance Program, or LITAP, and direct the Public Regulation Commission to implement the program by Jan. 1, 2027.\n\nLearn more about Broadband Breakfast Live Online\n\n\n                            Signup on CHAT for BroadbandLive\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "New Mexico Senate Approves $45 Million for Broadband Affordability",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T09:58:34.856Z"
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